Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: What to Do After the Main Story in Rescue Team DX

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX has made an astounding return to a beloved franchise. For the past few weeks, players have once again been able to embark on heartwarming quests as their assigned Pokémon alongside their chosen partner as they complete this heartwarming game.

However, after the main story is complete, there's still plenty for players to do. Like other Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, Rescue Team DX has a good amount of post-game missions and story content to enjoy. Finishing the story also unlocks several new features, equipping your rescue team with many new benefits at their disposal to reach their maximum potential.

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Evolve Pokémon

Upon returning to Pokémon Square, the team is informed that their friend Snubbull now looks different, as they have evolved into a Granbull. Whiscash goes on to explain the wondrous magic of Evolution in the Pokémon world, which can be achieved by entering the newly opened cave north of Pokémon Square.

When viewing your recruited Pokémon list, there is new information that shows the required conditions to achieve a Pokémon's evolution. This will increase a Pokémon's stats, allow them to learn new moves or even change their typing and ability. You can immediately begin evolving any Pokémon that meet the requirements, including your player and partner Pokémon.

Recruit Shiny Pokémon

Players have the opportunity to face off against Strong Foes in dungeons. Almost every dungeon has the chance of having, which are essentially a mini-boss randomly scattered through the journey. For the first time in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, these Strong Foes have the chance of being Shiny, a very rare status that gives the Pokémon an alternate color scheme.

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While the recruit rate for Shinies is low, doing so becomes a bit easier in the post-game due to one item: the Friend Bow. After completing the main story, the player is rewarded with many new and difficult dungeons to explore, one of them being Solar Cave. After descending the 20 floors of Solar Cave, the player is rewarded with TMs and items, one of which is the Friend Bow. Equipping this to your leader will increase the chances of recruiting Pokémon in dungeons, boosting the chances you'll obtain that elusive Shiny.

Mega-Evolve Pokémon

While evolving is a phenomenal way to grow a rescue team's strength, some Pokémon can temporarily take this a step further through Mega Evolution. Like the Friend Bow, the Empowerment Seeds required for this transformative boost is not obtainable in the main-story.

Like other Seeds, these are a one-time use item, but they allow any Pokémon to achieve the Awakened status in any given dungeon. Awakened Pokémon are much stronger than average, gaining incredible stat boosts. But if a Pokémon is capable of Mega Evolving, consuming an Empowerment Seed takes this a step further. Mega Evolution is a great way to defeat Strong Foes and take down challenging bosses.

Recruit Legendary Pokémon

After facing the legendary bird trio, Groudon and Rayquaza, players will have the opportunity to face these mighty beasts again, this time in hopes of recruiting them to their rescue team. Players must scale through their respective Dungeons and, upon reaching the end, a boss battle will begin to test their newfound strength. Dungeons that have a Legendary Pokémon waiting for a challenge will have a VS icon indicated in the Dungeon Selection screen.

Players will be able to find not just the Legendary Pokémon they have already faced, but new Legendary Pokémon to conquer and recruit as well. But be warned -- Legendary Pokémon are much more powerful after completing the main story, including those already defeated. Players should come prepared with plenty of Reviver Seeds and other useful items to aid them.

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Reach Grand Master Rank

Rescue Teams are given a rank based on their overall completion of missions. Easy missions will reward a small increase in this rank, while more difficult ones will yield larger gains. As players continue their adventuring, they will achieve higher ranks for their efforts, awarding them larger camp capacities, more jobs to accept at any given time, more pre-saved teams to choose from when entering a dungeon and an increased number of items they can carry on their team. Achieving Grand Master rank awards players with the maximum amount of all these values, allowing them to bring plenty of items on quests, fulfill as many jobs as possible and have plenty of Pokémon ready to embark on an adventure.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX's post-game is full of incredible opportunities and challenges to face. Players can truly put themselves to the test in new dungeons. There are even more story-driven elements for players to follow as they continue their adventure, tying the original duo into an even larger story. Players can also always save other players by picking up Friend Rescue missions, furthering their progress while helping out a friend. Rescue Team DX truly allows for players to test what they've learned and achieve incredible feats after the main story is completed.

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